/*
 * This file is part of connotea-java.
 *
 * connotea-java is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * connotea-java is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

package org.connotea;

/**
 * A parser.
 */
public interface Parser<A, B> {

    /**
     * Parse the instance of <code>A</code> as an instance of <code>B</code>.
     * 
     * @param a the <code>A</code> to parse
     * @return the <code>B</code> parsed
     */
    public B parse(A a);
}
